schoolbag
school·bag/ˈskuːl.bæɡ/noun
schoolbag is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-B-A-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (school·bag). It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schoolbag means “A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schoolbag is schoolbags.
How many letters and syllables are in schoolbag?
| Letters | 9: S-C-H-O-O-L-B-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: school·bag |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schoolbag?
Schoolbag appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce schoolbag?
- /ˈskuːl.bæɡ/
Schoolbag has 2 syllables, split school·bag in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-schoolbag.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schoolbag
- schoolbags plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schoolbag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schoolbag in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense satchel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cartable, sac d'école |
| German | Schultasche, Schulranzen, Tornister |
| Portuguese | mochila |
| Spanish | mochila |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does schoolbag come from?
From school + bag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).